Beyond interviews and focus groups: a framework for integrating innovative qualitative methods into randomised controlled trials of complex public health interventions

Beyond interviews and focus groups: a framework for integrating innovative qualitative methods into randomised controlled trials of complex public health interventions

Abstract Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are widely used for establishing evidence of the effectiveness of interventions, yet public health interventions are often complex, posing specific challenges for RCTs. Although there is increasing recognition that qualitative methods can and s...

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Main Authors: Katy Davis, Nicole Minckas, Virginia Bond, Cari Jo Clark, Tim Colbourn, Sarah J. Drabble, Therese Hesketh, Zelee Hill, Joanna Morrison, Oliver Mweemba, David Osrin, Audrey Prost, Janet Seeley, Maryam Shahmanesh, Esther J. Spindler, Erin Stern, Katrina M. Turner, Jenevieve Mannell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Qualitative method
Complex intervention
Public health
RCTs
Innovation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3439-8

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